Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1071 - 1072: Foraging

Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, whose brows were now relaxed. If both of those Great Guardians paid attention to that area, it would indeed be very hard for the other party to make a move. Even if they were to act desperately, it would be futile. Those Great Guardians were not something they could contend with, and even Agunas himself probably wouldn’t be a match for them.

"I almost forgot, their actions do give them a reason to intervene, but do they have the time to look after the border?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan skeptically. If its memory served correctly, weren’t those Resurrectors causing trouble for them? Sensing Veronia’s gaze, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"Just a brief check-up over there, no problem. For them, it’s a minor matter."

Feng Yuan then picked up the little Gale Wolf and shook it. The creature felt uncomfortable with the shaking and struggled to hop out of his hands. Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan pitifully, as if to say you don’t want me anymore. Patting Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan glanced at the surrounding Spirit Beasts and said,

"Shall we go for lunch then?"

"It doesn’t seem like there’s anything good to eat nearby..."

Staring at the screen in front of him, Feng Yuan scratched his head with some annoyance. He didn’t come to the square often and wasn’t familiar with any good places to eat nearby. After thinking for a bit, Qi Chen said,

"There’s a place nearby with a variety of snacks, but I’m not sure how good they are since I’ve never eaten there."

"Nearby?"

Feng Yuan was puzzled but looking at the time displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen, he gave up the idea of going to the places he usually visited. The square and department stores were quite far from each other, and there was nothing particularly special around here. The original shops had mostly closed over time.

The commercial center of Maomu City was concentrated around the department stores and the big library. The rest were just specific commercial districts. The area near the square was mostly old residential areas. Although the square was well-designed, Feng Yuan seldom came here to wander around. There wasn’t much of interest nearby, and visiting just for sightseeing was enough for one time.

Unless there was an event happening, then as a venue, this place would be somewhat different.

"Are you talking about Fu Yun District? I’ve heard of that place; it’s quite interesting. The food there seems... to be alright."

Qi Xiaoshuang spoke up beside them, while Veronia twirled her parasol lightly and looked up at the scorching sun in the sky and said,

"Then shall we head over there?"

"I’ll lead the way. I’ve been there before, but what do you guys want to eat?..."

Seeing Qi Xiaoshuang chatting incessantly ahead, Feng Yuan smiled lightly and patted Xiao Ji’s head gently. Xiao Ji looked back curiously not knowing what he was intending to do, but seeing Xiao Ji’s confused look, Feng Yuan just smiled without explaining.

Veronia noticed Feng Yuan’s action and glanced at Agunas floating nearby. As expected, there was no reaction from the latter. She exhaled, then softly hummed a mysterious tune. Agunas looked up at Veronia puzzledly but soon lowered its head again, lost in thought. The other party was merely humming and not intending to use some strange Ultimate Move, so there was no need to pay attention.

The White Shadow Wolf sniffed around on the ground, seeming to catch a whiff of something and started hopping forward. However, its path didn’t quite align with Qi Xiaoshuang’s. After running a little distance and seeing that Qi Xiaoshuang didn’t follow, the White Shadow Wolf returned disheartenedly to her side, its ears drooping down. Meanwhile, Qi Xiaoshuang, engrossed in her explanation, hadn’t noticed and continued sharing the insider information she got from a classmate.

"Didn’t expect her to know even more than you do."

Feng Yuan teased with a weird chuckle, poking Qi Chen with his elbow. Qi Chen glanced at him and said peevishly,

"I don’t have a habit of running around everywhere, besides, it just so happens that someone from their class lives here."

"Really? Why do I remember Dad used to beat you for not coming home because you wandered off everywhere?"

Qi Xiaoshuang glanced at Qi Chen disdainfully and said, are you starting to talk nonsense here? Back then, you weren’t necessarily any less worrying, as Qi Chen blushed and stammered, not knowing how to defend himself.

Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"What’s wrong with that? How can one be a Beastmaster without any spirit for adventure?"

"Not all Beastmasters are those who go on wilderness adventures; aren’t there also many who stay in the city?"

Qi Chen couldn’t help but retort, quickly realizing as Feng Yuan stared at him, Qi Chen’s face turned red again and he didn’t continue, once reaching a certain level of strength, not going into the wilderness? Where would his Beast Tamer’s required Spiritual Medicine and Materials come from? Purchase them? Others wouldn’t sell them, and at certain levels, the trade for Spiritual Medicine and Materials would more often be barter rather than monetary transactions.

There’s no way around it, as those items are too rare. Even if converted to currency, who knows how long it would take to purchase them, and others might not be willing to sell. The Divine Beast Hall once attempted to use a separate currency system for higher-grade Spiritual Medicine and Materials, but people gradually reverted back to bartering, and that currency system eventually failed due to lack of use.

"Is it really in the residential district?"

Upon seeing the dilapidated gateway to Fu Yun District ahead, Feng Yuan said in surprise, he thought there would be a row of restaurants outside the district, but it turned out it was actually inside.

"Of course, all old districts are like this; it seems that during the design phase, an entire set of basic infrastructure was included."

Qi Xiaoshuang mentioned casually, not only in Maomu City, but many old residential areas in Great Xia share the same situation. Inside, there are not only shops but also schools, medical stations, and even small vegetable markets. To a certain extent, daily necessities can be taken care of inside the district. She didn’t understand why they were designed like that back in the day.

"Is it to avoid chaos in the entire city in case of an emergency? However, it seems that such design is no longer necessary now."

Feng Yuan himself wasn’t clear about the reasons, but he guessed that during the reconstruction of the new City Defense System, these things would likely be adjusted as well. The environment wasn’t very stable at the start, but it’s different now. Plus, if things are too dispersed, it’s hard for defense installations to protect important facilities.

"Who cares, just wonder what interesting snacks there will be."

With Xiao Ji in his arms, Feng Yuan stopped thinking about it because, after all, it wasn’t of much concern to him. Following the sidewalk into Fu Yun District, various eateries caught his eye. Maybe because this was technically inside the residential area, the signs of the shops were somewhat whimsical, giving Qi Chen a feeling like he was back in his childhood.

Back then, the shops in the alleyways mostly had their big signs, completely minding their own business without a unified style. It wasn’t until his second year in junior high that Maomu City started requiring street-facing shops to unify their sign styles as much as possible, and it wasn’t until his first year in high school that the regulation was enforced, requiring most street-facing stores to produce signs in a specified style.

"It really makes one nostalgic, the days when we used to go out and play together."

Walking under the shade of the dense trees, Qi Xiaoshuang spoke happily. Although she had heard from her classmates that the place was quite old, she did not expect it to still possess the feeling of the past?

Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji in silence. Although Xiao Ji, being eagle-shaped, felt uncomfortable being held, sensing that Feng Yuan was not in a good mood, Xiao Ji did not struggle to break free but rubbed its head against Feng Yuan’s chin and looked up at Feng Yuan with some confusion.

Veronia walked under the shaded path still holding her parasol, passersby around couldn’t help but take a second glance at her, as everything about her, from clothing to behavior, seemed odd. The street trees on both sides, due to being grown for a long time, had completely covered the sky above the road tightly, and sunlight struggled to cast dapples on the ground. Still, Veronia had her parasol up as if she were afraid of being sunburnt.

Of course, ordinary people would not guess that Veronia had transformed from a Divine Beast into a human; they just suspected she might have some psychological issues, so the passersby unconsciously stayed away from Veronia.